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Coxswain And Crew Of The Lerwick Lifeboat

EDM number 785 in 1997-98, proposed by James Wallace on 12/02/1998.

That this House offers its sincere congratulations to the coxswain of the Lerwick lifeboat, Mr Hewitt Clark, on his award of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution's Gold Medal for gallantry in respect of the rescue of crewmen from the stricken vessel 'Green Lily' off Shetland in November 1997; notes that the RNLI's Gold Medal is only rarely awarded and recognises the exceptional skill and bravery shown by Mr Clark in this rescue; further congratulates the lifeboat crew, Richard Simpson, Peter Thomson, Brian Laurenson, Ian Leask and Michael Grant on receiving the Institution's Bronze Medal for gallantry, and the members of the coastguard helicopter rescue crew on receiving special recognition by the RNLI for their part in the rescue; recognises with sadness and deep respect the special vellum posthumously awarded to winchman William Deacon who sacrificed his life in this mission; and records its sincere appreciation of all lifeboat crews, coastguards and air and sea rescue teams who give selfless service to those who encounter difficulties in the waters around our shores.

This motion has been signed by a total of 76 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Jim Wallace12/02/1998Orkney & ShetlandLiberal DemocratProposed
Margaret Ewing12/02/1998MorayScottish National PartySigned
Robert Syms12/02/1998PooleConservativeSigned
Norman Godman12/02/1998Greenock & InverclydeLabourSigned
Audrey Wise13/02/1998PrestonLabourSigned
Lynne Jones16/02/1998Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Ken Livingstone16/02/1998Brent EastLabourSigned
Derek Wyatt16/02/1998Sittingbourne & SheppeyLabourSigned
Martin Smyth17/02/1998Belfast SouthUUPSigned
Eric Illsley17/02/1998Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Julian Lewis17/02/1998New Forest EastConservativeSigned
Elfyn Llwyd17/02/1998Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
John McDonnell17/02/1998Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Bill Michie17/02/1998Sheffield, HeeleyLabourSigned
John Cummings17/02/1998EasingtonLabourSigned
Peter Bottomley17/02/1998Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Michael Clapham18/02/1998Barnsley West & PenistoneLabourSigned
Michael Moore18/02/1998Tweeddale, Ettrick & LauderdaleLiberal DemocratSigned
Ray Michie18/02/1998Argyll & ButeLiberal DemocratSigned
Terry Lewis19/02/1998WorsleyLabourSigned
Hugh Bayley19/02/1998York, City ofLabourSigned
Roy Beggs19/02/1998East AntrimUUPSigned
John Swinney19/02/1998North TaysideScottish National PartySigned
Ann Cryer23/02/1998KeighleyLabourSigned
Peter Viggers23/02/1998GosportConservativeSigned
Kelvin Hopkins26/02/1998Luton NorthLabourSigned
Nigel Jones26/02/1998CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Alasdair Morgan26/02/1998Galloway & Upper NithsdaleScottish National PartySigned
Donald Gorrie26/02/1998Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Dale Campbell-Savours18/03/1998WorkingtonLabourSigned
John Greenway01/06/1998RyedaleConservativeSigned
Candy Atherton01/06/1998Falmouth & CamborneLabourSigned
Alan Beith01/06/1998Berwick-upon-TweedLiberal DemocratSigned
Bob Blizzard01/06/1998WaveneyLabourSigned
David Stewart01/06/1998Inverness East, Nairn and LochaberLabourSigned
Betty Williams01/06/1998ConwyLabourSigned
Nick Ainger01/06/1998Carmarthen West & South PembrokeshireLabourSigned
Ian Bruce01/06/1998South DorsetConservativeSigned
Menzies Campbell01/06/1998Fife North EastLiberal DemocratSigned
Gwyn Prosser01/06/1998DoverLabourSigned
Jackie Lawrence01/06/1998Preseli PembrokeshireLabourSigned
Robert Maclennan01/06/1998Caithness, Sutherland & Easter RossLiberal DemocratSigned
Denis Murphy01/06/1998WansbeckLabourSigned
Sandra Osborne01/06/1998AyrLabourSigned
William Ross02/06/1998East LondonderryUUPSigned
Adrian Sanders02/06/1998TorbayLiberal DemocratSigned
David Lepper02/06/1998Brighton, PavilionLabour Co-operativeSigned
Tim Loughton02/06/1998East Worthing & ShorehamConservativeSigned
Chris Mullin02/06/1998Sunderland SouthLabourSigned
Linda Gilroy02/06/1998Plymouth, SuttonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Matthew Taylor02/06/1998Truro & St AustellLiberal DemocratSigned
Mike Hancock03/06/1998Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew George03/06/1998St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Martin Caton03/06/1998GowerLabourSigned
Peter Brand03/06/1998Isle of WightLiberal DemocratSigned
Lewis Moonie03/06/1998KirkcaldyLabour Co-operativeSigned
Oliver Letwin03/06/1998West DorsetConservativeSigned
Archy Kirkwood03/06/1998Roxburgh & BerwickshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Alex Salmond03/06/1998Banff & BuchanScottish National PartySigned
David Prior03/06/1998North NorfolkConservativeSigned
John McAllion03/06/1998Dundee EastLabourSigned
Joan Humble04/06/1998Blackpool North & FleetwoodLabourSigned
Brian Cotter04/06/1998Weston-Super-MareLiberal DemocratSigned
Ieuan Wyn Jones08/06/1998Ynys MPlaid CymruSigned
Anne Begg08/06/1998Aberdeen SouthLabourSigned
Nigel Waterson08/06/1998EastbourneConservativeSigned
Dafydd Wigley10/06/1998CaernarfonPlaid CymruSigned
Robert McCartney11/06/1998North DownUKUPSigned
John Gummer11/06/1998Suffolk CoastalConservativeSigned
Anthony D Wright11/06/1998Great YarmouthLabourSigned
Charles Kennedy15/06/1998Ross, Skye & Inverness WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Colin Breed15/06/1998South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Ivan Lewis16/06/1998Bury SouthLabourSigned
Julian Brazier18/06/1998CanterburyConservativeSigned
Desmond Turner19/06/1998Brighton, KemptownLabourSigned
David Amess03/09/1998Southend WestConservativeSigned

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